Precedent on Preemption California already has stricter automobile emission standards and during the Obama Administration it received approval to impose even harsher greenhouse gas emission standards on automakers. The Trump Administration is ready to withdraw the waiver and likely assert federal preemption over the state’s emissions standards. It will be widely decried by environmentalists but those in food and agriculture should use it as precedent for Washington similarly preempting disparate state-level standards on everything from the size of chicken cages to diverse labeling requirements. Automakers are no different than food makers in finding the discordant standards are a cost and logistical barrier, except Detroit has deeper...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.